23 A Bitter History

27 Class Action SettlementsHave Consequences

34 Legislating “Fun”

Our State Has Worked Hard for Our
Smokes, Booze, Slot Machines, Jazz, and
the Right to Dance Until We Drop (And To
Prohibit All of the Above)

by Allison Peryea

Celebrating 125 Years

42 A BRIEF HISTORY OF…

Education and the Law in
Washington

by Renée McFarland

46 FROM THE BARCHIVES

1895 Luncheon Menu

by Emily Wittenhagen

47 COURTHOUSE CAMEO

Lincoln County Courthouse

48 LESSONS FROM HISTORY

Scandal Rocks Washington’s
Supreme Court!

Introduction and Postscript by
Hugh Spitzer

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ON THE COVER: David Mace, WSBA member and executive director of Open
Door Legal Services, stands outside the Union Gospel Mission in Seattle’s
Pioneer Square. The law firm, a branch of the Mission, provides free legal
services to the homeless and holds a free walk-in clinic every Friday afternoon
staffed by volunteer attorneys. Photo by Randy Trick.